14-Year-Old Collapses, Dies During Football Practice in Bronx, Police Say

A 14-year-old boy collapsed and died after a football practice at Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx Tuesday morning, school officials said. View Full Caption

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THE BRONX — A 14-year-old boy died after collapsing during a non-contact football practice at a private Bronx school Tuesday morning, according to police and school officials.

Freshman Dominick Bess had just finished running sprints when he collapsed in the sports fields behind Mount Saint Michael Academy off Nereid Avenue in Wakefield at about 9:30 a.m., an NYPD spokesman said.

Bess was treated on campus before being transported to Montefiore Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to police and the school.

Mount St. Michael Academy is saddened to announce that a 14-year-old freshman football player passed away today. pic.twitter.com/4YwgLPoxXU

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